Location: GA
House: 2 story, slab foundation, furnance and coil in attic, upstairs/downstairs has separate furnace/ACs. Built in 2012, we are the second owners, since 2016.
Equipment (downstairs):
Carrier Evaporator: CNPVP3014ALAAAAA, installed July 2020
Carrier Furnace: 58SC0A045E141112, installed Sept. 2020
Hello,
We've had an odd smell coming out of the downstairs vents for the month that was just diagnosed as Dirty Sock Syndrome.
A tech is coming today to clean the coil, which will probably be, at best, a temporary solution, based upon on my Internet research. The more permanent solution, according to the tech, is to have coil shipped off somewhere to get a magical coating that will prevent further bacteria/mold/whatever growth. With the process taking 6 to 12 weeks and most likely not covered by warranty (based upon his answer of: "I'll have to talk to the office about that").
In addition to the time and probable out of pocket cost for the coil coating, I'm really not happy about the fact that it is performed by some no-name company rather than by Carrier. And furthermore, if coil coating is so great, then why doesn't Carrier do it at the factory themselves!?
Which leads me to wondering whether a regimen of regular coil cleaning plus a UV lamp wouldn't do the trick (assuming that the problem is entirely localized to the coil and supply plenum)?
Especially since Carrier makes a UV lamp and that it is an active approach rather than a passive one of: spray and pray.
Any thoughts?
House: 2 story, slab foundation, furnance and coil in attic, upstairs/downstairs has separate furnace/ACs. Built in 2012, we are the second owners, since 2016.
Equipment (downstairs):
Carrier Evaporator: CNPVP3014ALAAAAA, installed July 2020
Carrier Furnace: 58SC0A045E141112, installed Sept. 2020
Hello,
We've had an odd smell coming out of the downstairs vents for the month that was just diagnosed as Dirty Sock Syndrome.
A tech is coming today to clean the coil, which will probably be, at best, a temporary solution, based upon on my Internet research. The more permanent solution, according to the tech, is to have coil shipped off somewhere to get a magical coating that will prevent further bacteria/mold/whatever growth. With the process taking 6 to 12 weeks and most likely not covered by warranty (based upon his answer of: "I'll have to talk to the office about that").
In addition to the time and probable out of pocket cost for the coil coating, I'm really not happy about the fact that it is performed by some no-name company rather than by Carrier. And furthermore, if coil coating is so great, then why doesn't Carrier do it at the factory themselves!?
Which leads me to wondering whether a regimen of regular coil cleaning plus a UV lamp wouldn't do the trick (assuming that the problem is entirely localized to the coil and supply plenum)?
Especially since Carrier makes a UV lamp and that it is an active approach rather than a passive one of: spray and pray.
Any thoughts?
source https://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?2222778-UV-lamps-instead-of-coil-coating-to-treat-Dirty-Sock-Syndrome&goto=newpost
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